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The Top 10 Reasons to Self-Publish [Infographic]

Denise Wakeman — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:46:38 +0000

It’s no secret that when you choose to self-publish your content, you’re no longer considered vain or a loser because no main stream publisher would publish your book. Self-publishing is a smart decision for many online entrepreneurs and business owners who want to move fast and retain control and profits from their work.

The trend towards new ways to publish and build credibility and visibility with your work, is one reason Ellen Britt and I launched The Future of Ink last year. It’s also why we’re presenting the inaugural Digital Publishing Online Intensive (DPOI).

The Keynote Speaker for DPOI is Guy Kawasaki, author of the new bestselling book, APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur – How to Publish a Book. Guy is the perfect choice to kick off the event. If you’re the least bit interested in how you can capitalize on the self-publishing trend to get your message out to the world, then I recommend you pick up a copy of APE (or get it as a bonus when you register for DPOI!).

If you’re not convinced self-publishing is the way to go, maybe Kawasaki’s infographic below will change your mind…

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Write Your Book, Build Your Business

Denise Wakeman — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:08:55 +0000

On January 27th of 2011 the world of traditional publishing was turned completely and permanently upside down. While the inhabitants of the New York publishing houses wept, authors (and would-be authors) worldwide were dancing in the streets.

That was the day book and retail giant Amazon.com announced sales of Kindle ebooks had overtaken sales of paperback books. The Kindle format had already surpassed hardcover sales some six months earlier. And not only that, this latest sales milestone had come months earlier than Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos had expected.

So why were the traditional publishing houses so unhappy?

Well, if you have ever had the experience of trying to get a book published the old-fashioned way, you need no explanation. If not, then suffice it to say that the old, well-established publishing houses, located almost exclusively in New York City, held the keys to the kingdom…

Including whether they would even consider accepting you and your book, the terms of the contract and the miserly amount of money they would pay to you for your trouble.

With the rise of the Amazon’s Kindle and to a lesser extent, Barnes and Noble’s Nook ebook reader platforms, those keys, once so tightly clutched in the palms of the insider few, have now passed to the hands of you, the author.

As an author, you now have almost complete control, plus the opportunity to get your work in front of readers in a way that has never before been possible in the entire history of book publishing.

And your options are many: you can choose to be your own publishing house and go with an online printer and distribution service to fulfill your orders; you can choose one of the many print on demand houses and have them be the publisher for you and yes, you can still opt to go with a traditional publisher (and guess what? You now have more leverage with them than ever!)

And that’s just the beginning. You can then get your new print book set up as an ebook and start making sales globally on Kindle and Nook, all the while generating leads and more visibility for yourself and your business, without costing you anything.

Or you can forego the print version entirely and move directly to digital delivery. By re-purposing content you already have, you can go from idea to published Kindle ebook in as little as 24 to 48 hours!

The advantages of becoming an author are many: besides sales of your book (and the ability to keep a greater percentage of those sales) as an author you also enjoy an almost instant surge in credibility, visibility and increased opportunities for speaking engagements including keynote speeches, radio and television appearances, online interviews and more.

So how do you take advantage of this new publishing wave without getting drowned in the details of what you need to know to take action quickly?

That’s where the Write Your Book Build Your Business Telesummit comes in…

My friend and colleague, online marketing expert and Amazon best-selling author Dr. Ellen Britt, has put together a group of expert authors (including me!) to guide you through every aspect of this new opportunity on her newest free virtual event, the Write Your Book, Build Your Business Telesummit, July 26 through August 1st.

All you need to do is click here to grab your free seat!

Besides me, Amazon best-selling author and online visibility expert Denise Wakeman, this roster of successful authors includes speaker, author and online marketing mentor, Connie Ragen Green; best-selling author, Amazon Launch Expert, speaker and publisher Marnie Pehrson; best-selling Author, International Keynote Speaker and Master Coach Hueina Su; author, Creative Relationship Marketing Expert, and International speaker Shannon Cherry…

small business growth expert, marketing mentor, consultant and author Sandra Martini; Conscious Business Mentor and Enlightened Listbuilder Adela Rubio; Amazon best-selling author, speaker and success coach Laura West; Amazon best-selling author, business strategist and social media and online marketing maven Michele Scism; author, speaker and communication consultant Felicia Slattery; entrepreneur, author and publisher Lynne Klippel; Story Muse, intuitive Dream Coach, speaker and award-winning author Paula Chaffee Scardamalia…

author, Practical Marketing Expert and Business Lifestyle Architect Stacy Karacostas; best-selling author and evolutionary leader Maryam Webster; accomplished storyteller, Professional Certified Coach and international presenter Lisa Bloom; speaker and author, The Ebook Coach Ellen Violette; top tech coach, author, speaker and trainer Sandra de Freitas, as well as your host for the event, Amazon best-selling author and online marketing expert strategist Dr. Ellen Britt.

Ellen is well-known for her warm, engaging interview style and you can be certain she will extract every bit of the information you need to get your book in print or if you are an aspiring author, to finally get that idea out of your head and onto paper (real or digital!).

Please join us, as we continue our celebration of the day the publishing world turned upside down, by registering for our free Write Your Book, Build Your Business Telesummit!

There has never been a greater opportunity for you to get your work in front of your potential readers, clients and customers.

I’ll look forward to hearing your success story!

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Self-Publish Your Ebook on Amazon.com’s Kindle

Denise Wakeman — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:08:27 +0000

Due to the intense amount of interest in publishing and self publishing, revealed in the comments on my post about Poke the Box, I'm reprinting info and a link to a webinar replay about how to self-publish your books on Amazon's Kindle site…

You know that Visibility = Opportunity and what could be better than being visible on one of the biggest sites on the web? Wouldn't you like to get your content published on Amazon.com? You can, it's easy to do.

I recently hosted a webinar with Daniel Hall of Real Fast Book. He presented a step by step tutorial on how to publish your ebooks on Amazon's Kindle platform. He did not leave anything out and by the end of the webinar anyone could publish their content. In fact one of my clients posted a note on Facebook the following day letting me know in fact she had done just that.

I talked with Daniel and he has agreed to let me share the webinar replay with you. Yes, there is a pitch for his Real Fast Book program at the end. But there is no obligation to join and you're going to have all the info you need to get published on Kindle at the end of the presentation. The webinar is about 70 minutes.

You'll learn the exact steps to submit your ebook and what you need to prep before you submit your content. You'll also learn:

Tips about preparing your content
where to find images for your ebook cover
How to make a cover image (this is so simple, I couldn't believe it)
tips about rights and pricing

If you want to create additional streams of income and get some visibility on a massive website, block off 70 minutes to watch and study this webinar. (There is no charge or optin required to watch the presentation.)

Check out my ebooks for Kindle!

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